What is the current definition of attorney's fees under section 91003(a) of the California Political Reform Act?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Roger Hedgecock for Mayor Com., 183 Cal.App.3d 810, 228 Cal.Rptr. 424 (Cal. App. 1986):

A portion of that definition was attempted in Thirteen Committee v. Weinreb (1985) 168 Cal.App.3d 528, 214 Cal.Rptr. 297 in which the court considered a defendant's argument that sections 91003(a) and 91012 should be interpreted to allow the award of attorneys' fees to a prevailing plaintiff only if the defendant's violation of the Political Reform Act was other than in good faith. Relying on a series of federal cases interpreting analogous federal statutes, the court rejected defendant's argument:

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